Rebuilt Action Touch is too light

[RicB]

Hi Brett

What Balance weight is is described in the first of the articles on 
Stanwoods site.  Basically its (Downweight + Upweight ) / 2.

Do you know how to take Downweight and Upweight measurements ?  If you 
do then you should have no trouble going forward a bit on your own. If 
you dont then I would suggest getting this down first before you start 
putting clips on shanks. 

Please download the following article courtesy of one of the finest 
folks in our industry Steve Spurlock. There is a wealth of good piano 
basics available from his site.

http://www.spurlocktools.com/id36_instructional_pamphlets.htm

Cheers
RicB



    OK I've read Stanwood's PTD articles and I'm sure that technically this
    is where I need to get to. With time and some investment in equipment
    I'll get there.  Being on a remote Island in the South Pacific it's not
    practical to call in a tech with the expertise & tools .   I need to
    know the basics or how to take these  balance weight measurements your
    asking for . Just so I don't make a mistake would some one spell it out
    for me or tell me where I can find references to taking these
    measurements . Also is there a kit I can buy with the weights I'll need
    .  And someone said something about hammer shank clips from Pianotek
    . Is
    there a part number ? Would they be available from Schaff ? I think this
    might also be a good place to start. As I read in Stanwood's articles
    they did this to see the pianist perception of touch when strike weight
    was increased . I might be able to try this with the teachers to see if
    this helps them .  Has anyone used the lead wire Stanwood talks about to
    add weight to hammers ? What is the best scale to buy ?

    Thanks again , Brett